Improved stump-extractor



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CHARLES eERNEs `AND'JQHN H. GRUENHAGEN, orWINoNA, MINNE- sorA.

4rlvrracavrsia sTUMP-EXTRACTOR.

TheSchedule referred to'lin these Letters Pa'tent and making part of the same.

Be itlknown that we, CHARLES Genuss and J ons `H. GRUENHAGEN, oi' Winona, in the county of Winona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain Improvements in Stump-Pulling Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention consistsin a novel manner of con'- structng and arrangiug'the various parts ofthe ma. chine, so as to adapt it for. being operated by animal power, and in mounting it upon wheels, so as to be readily transported from place to place, the machine being also provided with certain anchoring devices for holding it stationary while in operation.

' Figure 1 is a side elevation of our machine Figure 2, a top plan view. of the same; and V Figure 3, aside elevation of the machine in operation. 4 l

In constructing our machine, we make a strong rectangular frame, A,.aud mount itou four truck- 'wheels, B, and upon and crosswise'of this frame mount three parallel shafts, C, D, and E.

Upon the middle of the shaft C we secure a large drum or pulley, Ffhaving a rope, a, secured to` and wound around it, with the end passing from the nia-- chine, as shown in figs. 1, 2,.`.and 3, and to the end of which rope the horse or other animal is secured, when operating the machine.

On the shaft D wey secure two like drums or pul l ieys, G, of somewhat less diameter than the drum F,

and-each having a rope or chain, b, secured to and wound upon it, and both of these chains having their ends secured to shaft O, one oneach side of pulleyor 4drum F, as shown in fig. 2.

On each end of the shaft D, outside of the pulleys G, we secure a pinion, H, and on the ends of shaft E ysecure cog-1`vl1eelsA I, into which-.the pinions mesh, as shown in iigs. 1, 2, and 3, and on the ends of this shaft E, outside of the frame, we also secure ratchet- `wheels d, intowhich pawlse, secured to the frame, engage, so as to prevent the shaft from turning backward.

i Tothe sha-ft E we attachthe ends of two chains,

' or the two ends of one chain, L, as desired, this chain I and wind the chain L upon theirshaft E with a very` slow but powerful motion, and thus that, if the chain L be attached to a stump, and the machine'fitstened in place, the stump will be .pulled up.

To provide for securing the machine in position, we hinge to each end of the flame A a triangular frame or brace, J, which may be turned down upon the ground, and fastened by stakes or otherwise, aud upon each of the rear corners of the frame mount a Windlass, K, provided with a crank and ratchet-wheel, and having connectedto it a rope or chain, M, having an anchor, N, or a grapple secured to its end, as shown in figs. 1, 2, and 3.

When the machine is to be fastened in place, the frames or braces J are turned down and fastened,aud then the anchors made fast in the ground or to stumps, or to any other stationary object, and the windlasses .turned until the chains are taut. y

By planting the 'anchors ahead some distance, and then turning the windiasses K, the machine may be moved forward by hand, as desired.

By the double arrangement of drums, ropes. pinins, 85e., we distribute the strain generally over the whole framc,'and prevent any side-strain which would tend to twist and weaken theframc.

In this manner we produce a cheap and powerful portable machine, of Vgreat service in extracting stumps, stones, 85o.

After the cords or chains have been unwound from the drums, as described, they. are rewound, and thus the machine again prepared for operation, by applying `a crank to the end of shaft D, and, after liftingk the pawls e, turning thc shaft backward.

Having thus described our invention, That we claim is 1. A machine 'for pulling stumps, consisting of the frame A,'mounted on wheels, and having `the shafts C, D,and E mounted thereon, said shafts being provided with the drums, cords, gearing, and chains, ar-

Witnesses:

WILLIAM MITCHELL, W. C. HUEY. 

